Whitechapel Bell Foundry: end of an era – in pictures

The ‘Ringing in the Millennium’ project allowed many new church bells to be cast at the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry.B8J33M The ‘Ringing in the Millennium’ project allowed many new church bells to be cast at the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

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The ‘Ringing in the Millennium’ project allowed many new church bells to be cast at the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry.B8J33M The ‘Ringing in the Millennium’ project allowed many new church bells to be cast at the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

The foundry has ben using the same bell-making methods for 300 years. The moulds are made from loam (a mix of clay, sand, goat hair, horse manure and water) and the bells are cast using bell metal (77% copper, 23% tin).